Modern Defense
The Modern Defense starts 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6. The opening book names 36 variations of it, under ECO A04 to B27.
The main line, move by move
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All 36 Modern Defense variations
- A04Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation
- A04Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation
- A04Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted
- A40Beefeater Variation
- A40Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit
- A41Neo-Modern Defense
- A42Averbakh System
- A42Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch
- A42Kotov Variation
- A42Randspringer Variation
- B06Anti-Modern
- B06Bishop Attack
- B06Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit
- B06Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum
- B06Dunworthy Variation
- B06Fianchetto Gambit
- B06Gurgenidze Defense
- B06Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit
- B06Masur Gambit
- B06Modern Pterodactyl
- B06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3
- B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3
- B06Norwegian Defense
- B06Norwegian Defense, Norwegian Gambit
- B06Pseudo-Austrian Attack
- B06Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Declined
- B06Standard Defense
- B06Standard Line
- B06Three Pawns Attack
- B06Two Knights Variation
- B06Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation
- B06Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation, Tal Gambit
- B06Westermann Gambit
- B06Wind Gambit
- B07Geller's System
- B27Pterodactyl Variation
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